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>> you know, what's important, paul ryan and mitt romney have been out there saying remember the good old days of bill clinton and the centrism. then in contrast to this current president. that invited clinton to come here and defeat that argument. the welfare one was particularly important because so after all the guy who signed the bill. now some of his explanations were a bit self-serving about the glory days of the 1990s but still served to refute that message that the republicans had invited. >> most of the people in the tv audience tuned in to see bill clinton if they tuned in, but there was a whole lot of speeches leading up to it that were hardly centrist. they went after mitt romney, they went after the republican party. is this a party divided too? it's what they say about the republicans, but is this a party that's in many ways split? >> i don't think you see exactly the same kinds of divisions. it was certainly -- sort of a tepid night leading up to bill clinton's speech. there wasn't a lot of excitement on the floor. you didn't have a lot of other speeches that really ril
>> you know, what's important, paul ryan and mitt romney have been out there saying remember the good old days of bill clinton and the centrism. then in contrast to this current president. that invited clinton to come here and defeat that argument. the welfare one was particularly important because so after all the guy who signed the bill. now some of his explanations were a bit self-serving about the glory days of the 1990s but still served to refute that message that the republicans had...
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paul ryan. isn't that something? >> ryan! ryan! >> wait a cond ro,. romney, ryan. romney, ryan. there you go. i guess the question becomes are people pushing him into something he's not? he got good interviews in. is the trouble in parthen roey tes not to be romn? ye ihi i ironic that they're saying let ryan be ryan. but throughout then tire process, we've really not been 100% clear who mitt romney is, right, because the guy who was vernor of massachusetts, had he run as that guy, he would have been more likehe g w o "60 minutes." he's been forced to run this eternal primary where he's constantly trying to please the farthest right base of the republican party and so he isn't really being allowed to make what is supposed to be a pivot to a general election caid so t tbleally is partly that. then they've tried to pull romney into the ryan mold. they vnld allowed ryan to do what he was picked to , which is talksn policy because they understand that would be even more unpolarhat tre putting out there right now? >> is it that his instincts aren't good, he's being given bad advice? s
paul ryan. isn't that something? >> ryan! ryan! >> wait a cond ro,. romney, ryan. romney, ryan. there you go. i guess the question becomes are people pushing him into something he's not? he got good interviews in. is the trouble in parthen roey tes not to be romn? ye ihi i ironic that they're saying let ryan be ryan. but throughout then tire process, we've really not been 100% clear who mitt romney is, right, because the guy who was vernor of massachusetts, had he run as that guy,...
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in part, i think that's why mitt romney decided to pick paul ryan and go with a riskier choice. we'd had bad economic numbers, and it hadn't helped him at all. i don't see why numbers at this point, unless they're really devastating, and that's not expected. >> dana, you wrote beautifully of last night saying the former president's speech was, and i'm quoting, you a meandering folksian mix of savageness and partisanship. but how does the president own the last four years without also having to own the sluggish recovery? >> look, he already does own the sluggish recovery. that's why he's not leaps and bounds in front of mitt romney. that's what's guiding this whole race so far. it is extraordinary that this president is actually leading marginally in the polls with the economy being in such a lousy position. this convention is in a position of giving him a little bounce. i don't think the idea of the old five, seven point convention bounce exists anymore. i don't think we can expect that. by the same token, more bad news, even a little bit on the jobs front, can erase that thing.
in part, i think that's why mitt romney decided to pick paul ryan and go with a riskier choice. we'd had bad economic numbers, and it hadn't helped him at all. i don't see why numbers at this point, unless they're really devastating, and that's not expected. >> dana, you wrote beautifully of last night saying the former president's speech was, and i'm quoting, you a meandering folksian mix of savageness and partisanship. but how does the president own the last four years without also...
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will the romney/ryan rule -- will the romney/ryan lie about medicare work? 18% of you said yes. 82% of you said no. >>> up next, joe biden and the so-called racist code word. find out why republicans claim the vice president has gone too far, and they want an apology. we're coming right back. >>> in tonight's big finish, republicans must be desperate. they're now accusing vice president joe biden of using racist code to attack mitt romney today. >> unchain wall street. they're going to put you back in chains. >> the romney campaign is actually calling biden's comment a new low in the campaign. and romney surrogate john sununu told andrea mitchell he's outraged. >> going to be folks across the country who are going to try to take that as some kind of code word that is going to suggest that the republicans are trying to be racial in their programs. that's ridiculous. >> but hold the phone. there was no republican outrage when former presidential candidate rick santorum used the same code almost one year ago today. >> because they will put you in chains called
will the romney/ryan rule -- will the romney/ryan lie about medicare work? 18% of you said yes. 82% of you said no. >>> up next, joe biden and the so-called racist code word. find out why republicans claim the vice president has gone too far, and they want an apology. we're coming right back. >>> in tonight's big finish, republicans must be desperate. they're now accusing vice president joe biden of using racist code to attack mitt romney today. >> unchain wall street....
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will the romney/ryan rule -- will the romney/ryan lie about medicare work? 18% of you said yes. 82% of you said no. >>> up next, joe biden and the so-called racist code word. find out why republicans claim the vice president has gone too far, and they want an apology. we're coming right back. [ lenner lesaneed to carr a io n that meatball now lives in hiding, in constant fear that era will one day track it down too. ♪ twice the stain fighting power as the next leading liquid value brand. era, the only detergent that's chuck norris approved. [ engine revs, tires squeal ] [ male announcer ] more power. more style. more technology. less doors. the 2012 c-coupe. join mercedes-benz usa on facebook for the best summer sweepstakes. join mercedes-benz usa on facebook those surprising little still make you take notice. there are a million reasons why. but your erectile dysfunction that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is t
will the romney/ryan rule -- will the romney/ryan lie about medicare work? 18% of you said yes. 82% of you said no. >>> up next, joe biden and the so-called racist code word. find out why republicans claim the vice president has gone too far, and they want an apology. we're coming right back. [ lenner lesaneed to carr a io n that meatball now lives in hiding, in constant fear that era will one day track it down too. ♪ twice the stain fighting power as the next leading liquid value...
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. >> today, mitt romney continued to whine and continued to distance himself from paul ryan's budget plan. >> are you running on his budget or your budget? >> well, my budget, of course. i'm the one running for president. >> can you tell us, then, how your budget is different, governor? >> reporter: well, we're very much on the same page. i get us to a balanced budget faster than the plan he originally put forward. my tax rate is 28%, that's my highest. his is 25. there are some differences, but they're very similar. >> the president took some shots at the romney/ryan plan today in iowa. >> they have been the trying to sell this trickle-down snake oil before. and guess what? it didn't work then, it won't work now. it's not a plan to create jobs. it's not a plan to reduce the deficit. it's not a plan to move the economy forward. and, you know, secretly, i think they know this. i think they know their plan's not very popular. you can tell that, because they're being pretty dishonest about my plan. >> paul ryan has not increased mitt romney's poll numbers, according to the gallup daily
. >> today, mitt romney continued to whine and continued to distance himself from paul ryan's budget plan. >> are you running on his budget or your budget? >> well, my budget, of course. i'm the one running for president. >> can you tell us, then, how your budget is different, governor? >> reporter: well, we're very much on the same page. i get us to a balanced budget faster than the plan he originally put forward. my tax rate is 28%, that's my highest. his is 25....
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isn't ryan supposed to be the brain of the romney campaign and we're lacking specifics? i mean, wasn't that a poor explanation? >> well, yes, and let me give you his idea of a study. he said there are six studies. three of those six studies are blog posts and one of them is by a research assistant at aei, which is one of the big ideological marketing organizations that pitch you their view of the world just the way companies advertise other products. but blog posts, those are studies that prove things? that's hilarious. >> why doesn't the plan add up? why doesn't his so-called plan for america, the 20% cut, add up? where's the flaw? >> well, it does add up for the very rich. if you listen very carefully to what romney always says, he says he's going to cut rates 20% and then he's going to see to it that those at the top don't pay a larger share of the total tax burden. well, that means that they're going to get a huge decrease in their tax bill. that's the important element. that is the ryan/romney plan, it is to create dynastic wealth which i think would be devastating
isn't ryan supposed to be the brain of the romney campaign and we're lacking specifics? i mean, wasn't that a poor explanation? >> well, yes, and let me give you his idea of a study. he said there are six studies. three of those six studies are blog posts and one of them is by a research assistant at aei, which is one of the big ideological marketing organizations that pitch you their view of the world just the way companies advertise other products. but blog posts, those are studies that...
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paul ryan played the role of ann romney tonight. ryan introduced the candidate to supporters in milwaukee in what might have been an audition to be romney's running mate. >> we need solutions not excuses. we need a president who takes the lead not one who spreads the blame. we need someone who appeals to our dreams and our aspirations, not to our fears and anxieties. >> romney continued where ryan left off portraying president obama as someone who wants to transform america. >> i don't want to transform america. i want to restore to america the economic values of freedom and opportunity and limited government that has made us the power house of the world. >> time, money and math are against rick santorum's chances to have any further success in the presidential race, but tonight the candidate vowed to carry on. >> we have now reached the point where it's halftime. half the delegates in this process have been selected and who is ready to charge out of the locker room in pennsylvania for the second half. >> santorum continued to prebt
paul ryan played the role of ann romney tonight. ryan introduced the candidate to supporters in milwaukee in what might have been an audition to be romney's running mate. >> we need solutions not excuses. we need a president who takes the lead not one who spreads the blame. we need someone who appeals to our dreams and our aspirations, not to our fears and anxieties. >> romney continued where ryan left off portraying president obama as someone who wants to transform america....
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that makes the ryan budget the ryan/romney budget. i don't know how this -- this candidate can distance himself from the man he's just so recently chosen to be his running mate. it is a devastating plan. the catholic bishops said it was immortal and said that -- the -- ryan budget would hurt hungry children, poor families, and vulnerable citizens. so they have to live with the decisions they have made and it is the romney/ryan budget and i see no way that mitt romney can ever separate himself from all of the terrible details that are in that budget. >> joan, let me see if i can help him out. because this very weekend, joan, romney's campaign and the head of the republican national committee were talking about how he would have signed the ryan budget into law. let me show you this. >> as governor romney's made clear, if the romney -- sorry, if the ryan budget had come to his desk especially -- >> he would have signed it, of course. one of the reasons he chose paul ryan was for congressman ryan's willingness to put forward innovative so
that makes the ryan budget the ryan/romney budget. i don't know how this -- this candidate can distance himself from the man he's just so recently chosen to be his running mate. it is a devastating plan. the catholic bishops said it was immortal and said that -- the -- ryan budget would hurt hungry children, poor families, and vulnerable citizens. so they have to live with the decisions they have made and it is the romney/ryan budget and i see no way that mitt romney can ever separate himself...
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romney was pretty much running on paul ryan's ideas. ryan is supplying the intellectual basis for the republican party and romney was running on that anyway, so he may as well add him to the tick, but now he's stuck with ryan's ideas. you see the first thing he said, he put out a statement, i'm going to have my own plachbn. no, you're not. you're going to run on ryan's plan. >> i think joy has put a finger on it. those are real things he did with husband time and his enemy and there's romney's 2.0 which is engaging the most right-wing fringes of the republican party. one of the things he tried to do that failed and i think it has failed, i can be all of that. i can telegraph certain things to the right but i can make moderates think i can come back to my roots, that i'm not as scary as some of the republican candidates. >> they decided not to etch a sketch. they're going to stay right over here. >> that is over. that is over. what he's done is put all of his chips down on the heart of the republican government, which is that government
romney was pretty much running on paul ryan's ideas. ryan is supplying the intellectual basis for the republican party and romney was running on that anyway, so he may as well add him to the tick, but now he's stuck with ryan's ideas. you see the first thing he said, he put out a statement, i'm going to have my own plachbn. no, you're not. you're going to run on ryan's plan. >> i think joy has put a finger on it. those are real things he did with husband time and his enemy and there's...
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romney started running on the paul ryan budget. even specifically on the kill medicare part of the paul ryan budget. >> the items that we agree o i think outweigh any differences there might be. my plan for medicare is very similar to his plan for medicare. >> ah-ha. so sunday, it's my plan, not his plan. monday, our plans are the same. then tuesday it turns out once again they're totally different. watch. >> this is from mittromney.com. >> that's right. >> it sounds awfully like the paul ryan medicare plan. >> but it's very different. >> okay. so sunday, it's my plan, not his plan. monday, the plans are the same. tuesday, the plans are very different. wednesday? on wednesday, a local reporter in wisconsin asked mr. romney why he was running away from his running mate's plan. so mr. romney then started running on the paul ryan kill medicare plan again. >> why now are you distancing yourself, at least from the medicare portion of the ryan budget? >> actually, paul ryan and my plan for medicare i think is the same, if not identical,
romney started running on the paul ryan budget. even specifically on the kill medicare part of the paul ryan budget. >> the items that we agree o i think outweigh any differences there might be. my plan for medicare is very similar to his plan for medicare. >> ah-ha. so sunday, it's my plan, not his plan. monday, our plans are the same. then tuesday it turns out once again they're totally different. watch. >> this is from mittromney.com. >> that's right. >> it...
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t that just about sums up the entire romney/ryan ticket. joining me now is ezra klein, washington post columnist and msnbc policy analyst and alicia menendez. thank you for joining us. >> hey, rev. >> ezra, 62% of the cuts in paul ryan's program come from what help the poor, $3.3 trillion. does paul ryan really think skrubing a few pans in a soup kitchen will scrub that from his record? >> that's not the photo op, it's the kitchen. that soup kitchen gets federal funding, about $17,000 in federal funding every year, a couple hundred thousand from private donations. the kind of federal funds that go to groups like that soup kitchen are from the parts of ryan's budget that get squeezed the absolute hardest. what he's done -- doesn't cut social security, doesn't cut defense, doesn't increase taxes. as such, where he really had to get those savings are in the parts of the budget that end going to low-income programs for the part and in particular state aid which is where a lot of those grants come from. >> so, he cuts things like the soup kitche
t that just about sums up the entire romney/ryan ticket. joining me now is ezra klein, washington post columnist and msnbc policy analyst and alicia menendez. thank you for joining us. >> hey, rev. >> ezra, 62% of the cuts in paul ryan's program come from what help the poor, $3.3 trillion. does paul ryan really think skrubing a few pans in a soup kitchen will scrub that from his record? >> that's not the photo op, it's the kitchen. that soup kitchen gets federal funding, about...
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that governor romney has talked about. and it wasn't very detailed. this seems to be a trend, but what it did do is to, if you extrapolated how much money we're talking about, you would look at cutting the education budget by up to 20%. when it comes to community colleges. we are seeing great work done out there all over the country because we have the opportunity to train people for jobs that exist right now. and one of the things that i suspect governor romney and i agree on is getting businesses to work with community colleges so they're setting up their training programs -- >> do you agree governor? >> let me finish the point. they're partnering so they're designing training programs and people who are going through them know that there's a job waiting for them if they complete. that makes a big difference, but that requires some federal support. let me just say one final example. when it comes to making college affordable, whether it's two year or four year, one of the things that i did as president was we were sendin
that governor romney has talked about. and it wasn't very detailed. this seems to be a trend, but what it did do is to, if you extrapolated how much money we're talking about, you would look at cutting the education budget by up to 20%. when it comes to community colleges. we are seeing great work done out there all over the country because we have the opportunity to train people for jobs that exist right now. and one of the things that i suspect governor romney and i agree on is getting...
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romney/ryan don't want to talk about that. they say that's for a quiet room or something. >> the romney plan fails the first test of fiscal responsibility. the numbers just don't add up. republican economic policies quadruple the national debt before i took office in the 12 years before i took office. and doubled the debt in the eight years after i left. we simply cannot afford to give the reins of government to someone who will double down on trickle down. >> just like that. clinton delivered crippling blows to the romney/ryan argument. but he did it with a tone that even left the secretary of state smiling some 10,000 miles away. he did it with a tone that showed why he was the perfect surrogate. >> i want to nominate a man who's cool on the outside but who burns for america on the inside. by the way, after last night, i want a man who had the good sense to marry michelle obama. >> america wants a man like that too. and tonight they'll get him as he delivers his own pitch for a second term. back with me now is alex wagner ho
romney/ryan don't want to talk about that. they say that's for a quiet room or something. >> the romney plan fails the first test of fiscal responsibility. the numbers just don't add up. republican economic policies quadruple the national debt before i took office in the 12 years before i took office. and doubled the debt in the eight years after i left. we simply cannot afford to give the reins of government to someone who will double down on trickle down. >> just like that....
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>> well, yes because mitt romney said that his policy is what ryan described. he's been campaigning with ryan over the past week traveling around wisconsin saying ta one of the first things he'd do as president is pass the ryan budget. i think it was appropriate to mention him today and talk about the consequences of ryan's policies, romney's policies, the ryan-romney budget on seniors and middle class. >> what was the allegation that it was thinly veiled social darwinism? i think about letting the weak die and letting the strong survive. is that what the president was saying? >> look at what the budget does. it ends medicare. it's the largest cut in medicaid we have seen. it makes the mid class and seniors pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. >> i have to interrupt you for a moment. i never interrupt. we have call in this race. nbc can now project that the republican primary in wisconsin has been won by former massachusetts governor, mitt romney. again, mitt romney the projected winner in wisconsin, maryland and washington, d.c. only 10% in but
>> well, yes because mitt romney said that his policy is what ryan described. he's been campaigning with ryan over the past week traveling around wisconsin saying ta one of the first things he'd do as president is pass the ryan budget. i think it was appropriate to mention him today and talk about the consequences of ryan's policies, romney's policies, the ryan-romney budget on seniors and middle class. >> what was the allegation that it was thinly veiled social darwinism? i think...
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or are you running and paul ryan as part of the romney/ryan ticket? how much should we expect to hear tonight about the way paul ryan comported himself in the house of representatives? >> well, you know, rachel, mitt romney and paul ryan campaigned all throughout the state of wisconsin during the republican primaries, where mitt romney completely wrapped his arms around paul ryan's policies. paul ryan's budget. i think that is going to be a piece of the discussion tonight and i think that is, you know, part of what the american people need to decide on, whether or not they want a budget that protects tax cuts for those at the top but is cutting education, and veterans and clean energy, innovation, infrastructure, turning medicare into a voucher program. those are the types of choices that the meamerican people have before them and that will be part of the discussion tonight. >> you said earlier today, stephanie, that paul ryan and mitt romney are politicizing the attack in benghazi that killed our ambassador there. the republican national committee re
or are you running and paul ryan as part of the romney/ryan ticket? how much should we expect to hear tonight about the way paul ryan comported himself in the house of representatives? >> well, you know, rachel, mitt romney and paul ryan campaigned all throughout the state of wisconsin during the republican primaries, where mitt romney completely wrapped his arms around paul ryan's policies. paul ryan's budget. i think that is going to be a piece of the discussion tonight and i think that...
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the romney/ryan ticket. among registered voters nationally, the obama/biden ticket leads the romney/ryan ticket by four points, 48 to 44%. before the addition of paul ryan to that ticket, president obama led mitt romney by six points, 49 to 43%. joining me now, msnbc's krystal ball and "the huffington post's" sam stein. krystal, as this day as unfolded and akin has dug in, it seems now that he is ready to go the distance in this campaign. how worried do you think republicans should be about that? >> well, i think they should be very concerned about it. i mean, frankly, this seat, holding on to this seat for claire mccaskill is really going to be a long shot, if she got any sort of normal, reasonable candidate in the race, she didn't get a normal, reasonable candidate in the race, though. she got todd akin. and this really harkens back to what happened in 2010. republicans were perfectly happy to ride the tea party wave, as long as it was providing them with momentum and energy to make gains in the 2010 midte
the romney/ryan ticket. among registered voters nationally, the obama/biden ticket leads the romney/ryan ticket by four points, 48 to 44%. before the addition of paul ryan to that ticket, president obama led mitt romney by six points, 49 to 43%. joining me now, msnbc's krystal ball and "the huffington post's" sam stein. krystal, as this day as unfolded and akin has dug in, it seems now that he is ready to go the distance in this campaign. how worried do you think republicans should be...
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romney and ryan rally the faithful. >> we are going to win this debate about medicare. >> his name is mitt romney and he is going to be the the next president of the united states of america. >> thank you, paul. paul, you're terrific. thank you. gosh, i feel like i'm almost a new hampshire resident. save me some tax dollars, i think. >> but one man has stolen their plight. >> it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> this statement is kind of a window into todd akin's mind. >> the views expressed were offensive. rape is rape. >>> we begin with just one week to go before the republican convention, a day when mitt romney and paul ryan thought they would reset their already faltering bromance, hosting an event in new hampshire, hoping it could grab headlines with their matching outfits, wits and five-point plan. turns out it was another republican grabbing headlines, provoking even the president to speak on camera, denouncing remarks by todd akin. asked whether abortion should be allowed in cases of rape, this is how he answered. >> seems t
romney and ryan rally the faithful. >> we are going to win this debate about medicare. >> his name is mitt romney and he is going to be the the next president of the united states of america. >> thank you, paul. paul, you're terrific. thank you. gosh, i feel like i'm almost a new hampshire resident. save me some tax dollars, i think. >> but one man has stolen their plight. >> it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down....
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current seniors. >> wait, wait, romney versus ryan, then. the ryan plan keeps the obama cuts for medicare. >> the ryan plan does -- >> the romney -- >> mostly as a matter of just preserving the cbo baseline. but the top of the ticket is mitt romney, mitt romney wants to repeal those cuts, and the fact is, rachel -- >> that's amazing -- >> -- if a republican were proposing $700 billion, had passed $700 billion in medicare cuts you'd be savaging that president for their brutality to seniors. >> but you're saying, wait -- >> that is barack obama. >> is romney running on the ryan plan or not? >> he's running on his own version of those ideas. >> let -- >> paul ryan -- is the second on the ticket. >> let me take a step back and get your impression. one of the things that we've already seen just on this program so far is that i don't think, who are real allies of paul ryan who are not in a position to defend -- >> i didn't hear what rich wants this morning so far which is republicans going out there and defending the ryan plan on medicare in a way
current seniors. >> wait, wait, romney versus ryan, then. the ryan plan keeps the obama cuts for medicare. >> the ryan plan does -- >> the romney -- >> mostly as a matter of just preserving the cbo baseline. but the top of the ticket is mitt romney, mitt romney wants to repeal those cuts, and the fact is, rachel -- >> that's amazing -- >> -- if a republican were proposing $700 billion, had passed $700 billion in medicare cuts you'd be savaging that president...
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stay with us. >>> coming up, mitt romney and >>> coming up, mitt romney and paul ryan get grilled on their tax plan. but they still won't get specific. former budget director david stockman weighs in next. he has a lot to say. >>> then the romney camp flips and flops after mitt says he wouldn't get rid of all of obama care if elected. we'll look at the candidate's preexisting problem with the legislation. >>> and later teachers are on strike. why? i'll speak to a chicago teacher about what's at stake for the students. share your thoughts with us on facebook and on itter. use the #edshow. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." president obama says he's not going to ask the middle class to pay for another tax cut for millionaires. and mitt romney still doesn't >>> welcome back to "the ed show." president obama says he's not going to ask the middle class to pay for another tax cut for millionaires. and mitt romney still doesn't have a counterargument. he can't answer basic questions about his tax plan. >> give me an example of a loophole you will close. >> people at the high end, high incom
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paul ryan is who mitt romney wants to have people see him as. sort of the view that people in the conservative media world have of ryan, this sort of lionization they have, that's what mitt romney believes he is and that he sees, he would like that definition and if that's what it takes to sort of refocus the spotlight on him in a way, then it was to him worth the political cost. we'll see. >> chuck todd, who broke the story to report on this and all day and all night and all night and day again. thank you very much. and something else indeed. chris cillizza, thanks for joining us today. >>> meanwhile, the romney/ryan team has split up today. mitt romney campaigning in florida while paul ryan is flying solo in iowa at the state fair. he'll be sharing the political spotlight in iowa with the president, who kicks off a three-day iowa bus tour, unprecedented in council bluffs. nbc's ron mott is in des moines at the state fair. warn you against the deep fried butter but other than that, you're on your own. what do you think ryan's appeal is going to
paul ryan is who mitt romney wants to have people see him as. sort of the view that people in the conservative media world have of ryan, this sort of lionization they have, that's what mitt romney believes he is and that he sees, he would like that definition and if that's what it takes to sort of refocus the spotlight on him in a way, then it was to him worth the political cost. we'll see. >> chuck todd, who broke the story to report on this and all day and all night and all night and...
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not as if romney was alone in pushing ryan. there were folks inside the campaign that said you know what, ryan could add energy, could give definition. a lot of good things ryan can bring to the table. wasn't like you're out there on your own, buddy but it's clear and i think this is more than spin, this was romney that pushed this because there was a personal chemistry that -- and i think you see it right now. mitt romney already looks more comfortable as candidate in the 48 hours than he has arguably in six years. there was something about ryan and part it is ryan believes romney who he himself is when he looks in the mirror. he sees himself in ryan, more comfortable level. at the end of the day it was coming down to ryan or pawlenty, that was really the final two. portman was the -- was the analytic pick if you will. there was a lot of upside to portman potentially with ohio but the upside was small, no downside, and -- but this for romney, this was about personal loyalty and friendship with pawlenty versus somebody he saw -
not as if romney was alone in pushing ryan. there were folks inside the campaign that said you know what, ryan could add energy, could give definition. a lot of good things ryan can bring to the table. wasn't like you're out there on your own, buddy but it's clear and i think this is more than spin, this was romney that pushed this because there was a personal chemistry that -- and i think you see it right now. mitt romney already looks more comfortable as candidate in the 48 hours than he has...
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romneyyan, romney/ryan, there we go. that's great. >> he's having to introduce them there to his name and his running mate's name. >> they were getting the hang of it. >> it was good. it's a bit of a problem thou, isn't it, because some of his advisers are actually sayin aty'tihi fightolliws and yet all the published polling that we have access to suggests that things are slipping away. >> that's right. and a lot has been made, you know, we have the debates coming up, they could be pival and they certainly could be but wee heard that in tt. hie idential pick was supposed to dang the dynamics. his speech at the rnc was supposed to change the dynamics. all these pivot points have actually gone in the other diction. i think voters are getting t debates. theirecn a it's hard to imagine mitt romney having such a stellar debate performance that he could really turn this thing around. >> are you sensing there's almost a rhythm of failure with all these events? there's a pattern of behavior? he has the opportunity, he doesn't ta
romneyyan, romney/ryan, there we go. that's great. >> he's having to introduce them there to his name and his running mate's name. >> they were getting the hang of it. >> it was good. it's a bit of a problem thou, isn't it, because some of his advisers are actually sayin aty'tihi fightolliws and yet all the published polling that we have access to suggests that things are slipping away. >> that's right. and a lot has been made, you know, we have the debates coming up,...
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on tuesday, paul ryan is over here, john sununu and his surrogates are over here. they have to figure out what to say and stick with it. it's the first thing that candidates are taught. you have to come up with your message and say it relentless until you want to kill yourself because you said it too much, but just stick to the point. he seems to have not gotten that. it's going to be here soon. too late to change that. >> i think you're right 100%. the obama campaign has interestingly been a lot more disciplined in terms of messaging. they hammer at we represent the 99%. that's effectively the big campaign message. and romney has had myriad messages. some have been effective and some have not been effective. i think you're right, the consistency is important. if i was mitt romney, i would say the president's campaign is going well, but the campaign message of we represent the 99% does not match his record. under obama the rich have gotten richer. he has a ton of wall street advisers and policies that prop up the banks, levies a new tax on 6 million americans on ba
on tuesday, paul ryan is over here, john sununu and his surrogates are over here. they have to figure out what to say and stick with it. it's the first thing that candidates are taught. you have to come up with your message and say it relentless until you want to kill yourself because you said it too much, but just stick to the point. he seems to have not gotten that. it's going to be here soon. too late to change that. >> i think you're right 100%. the obama campaign has interestingly...
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>>ctly six weeks away. >> and he touched down in ohio. >> ohio. >> ohio. >> ohio. >> romney, ryan, romney ryan. >> there we go, all right. >> does he have any. i come back to number thr. >>ne aik. >> if we don't run chris christie, romney will be the nominee and he'll lose. >> it is a big day in the big apple. >> president obama is in new york right now. >> america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. >> there was president obama giving a speech. >> icceppe aoio mfuinveay. >> then there s mi rney. >> the few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> if he's going to double down on that 47, that will cause difficules. >> wait a couple of days for er spot. ne. >> i can appreciate your kind words. >> when i was a boy i used to think that becoming rich and becoming famous would make me happy. boy, was iight. >> yeah, he said that. with just 42 days until the presidential election and with a new poll showing mitt romney's path to the presidency raply narrowing, paul ryan is radly reizthe el h way to becomg the next losing vice president candidate. so he is desperately tr
>>ctly six weeks away. >> and he touched down in ohio. >> ohio. >> ohio. >> ohio. >> romney, ryan, romney ryan. >> there we go, all right. >> does he have any. i come back to number thr. >>ne aik. >> if we don't run chris christie, romney will be the nominee and he'll lose. >> it is a big day in the big apple. >> president obama is in new york right now. >> america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy....
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romney said today under duress that the romney/ryan position is the romney/ryan position, there's no difference between them. and he said you'll hear more about it at the vice presidential debate tomorrow. i bet you will. joining us now is steve kornacki, co-host of "the cycle." thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> the democrats have been aggressive in driving their campaigning on this issue, because they think that's a key issue for locking up the women's vote. with this walkback, this attempted and failed walkback that happened within the last 24 hours from the romney campaign, do you think that's going to have an impact there? >> yeah. there's some interesting data that came out in the last few days which i think is what was initially behind what mitt romney said, taking a more moderate position on abortion. first you had this poll that came out in ohio, showing obama ahead of romney by four. the gender gap in this thing was astounding. among men, romney had a 16-point lead in ohio. among women, 60-38, obama. that is like a 38-point gender gap. i have not seen someth
romney said today under duress that the romney/ryan position is the romney/ryan position, there's no difference between them. and he said you'll hear more about it at the vice presidential debate tomorrow. i bet you will. joining us now is steve kornacki, co-host of "the cycle." thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> the democrats have been aggressive in driving their campaigning on this issue, because they think that's a key issue for locking up the women's...
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the romneys are here, the ryans are here. we will talk about ann romney's big speech, chris christie's keynote address. all that and more. join us in 15 minutes. you know what i love about this country? trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if you're one of those people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day, block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. my name is adam frucci and i'm the i love new technology,om. so when i heard that american express and twitter were teaming up, i was pretty interested. turns out you just sync your american express card securely to your twitter account, tweet specific hashtags, and you'll get offers on things you love. this totally ch
the romneys are here, the ryans are here. we will talk about ann romney's big speech, chris christie's keynote address. all that and more. join us in 15 minutes. you know what i love about this country? trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddings. so if you're one of those people who gets...
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in case case, are we clear what the plan is from romney and paul ryan? romney went from i'm my own man, i have my own plan, to, again, we have an identical plan. >> tamron, we actually do have a very good idea of the plan they want to construct. the thing is, they haven't really been talking about that other than saying they want to save medicare for future seniors or preserve medicare. here's what paul ryan proposed and house republicans passed in 2011. it was a plan where seniors and future seniors would receive either a voucher or premium support to purchase health care on the private insurance market. in 2012, paul ryan modified that to allow seniors to have the option once they had that voucher premium support to either go to private insurers or stay with traditional medicare. it's that second version that mitt romney says he supports. that's pretty much their plan. democrats think that substantial transformation is what makes them vulnerable come the fall. >> but the highlight from today, and we've heard it several times now, is that the $700 billi
in case case, are we clear what the plan is from romney and paul ryan? romney went from i'm my own man, i have my own plan, to, again, we have an identical plan. >> tamron, we actually do have a very good idea of the plan they want to construct. the thing is, they haven't really been talking about that other than saying they want to save medicare for future seniors or preserve medicare. here's what paul ryan proposed and house republicans passed in 2011. it was a plan where seniors and...
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let's solve this. >>> coming up, mitt romney and paul ryan get grilled on their tax plan. but they still won't get specific. former budget director david stockman weighs in next. he has a lot to say. >>> then the romney camp flips and flops after mitt says he wouldn't get rid of all of obama care if elected. we'll look at the candidate's preexisting problem with the legislation. >>> and later teachers are on strike. why? i'll speak to a chicago teacher about what's at stake for the students. share your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter. use the #edshow. to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ at devry.edu/knowhow. ari'm fine.y, babe? ♪ ♪ ♪ with a subaru you can alway
let's solve this. >>> coming up, mitt romney and paul ryan get grilled on their tax plan. but they still won't get specific. former budget director david stockman weighs in next. he has a lot to say. >>> then the romney camp flips and flops after mitt says he wouldn't get rid of all of obama care if elected. we'll look at the candidate's preexisting problem with the legislation. >>> and later teachers are on strike. why? i'll speak to a chicago teacher about what's at...
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they will call this the romney ryan budget and try to taint mitt romney and tie him to these policies that would in a lot of ways, gut a lot of the safety net. >> right. and the white house is now so exasperated about the bla tent false hoods that one of the calmest press secretaries said this. do not buy into the bs that you hear about spending and fiscal constraint with regard to this administration. i think doing so is a sign of sloth and laziness. he's right isn't it? >> in some ways, yes. i think you have heard republicans tout this talking point over and over again that there has been this run away spending and of course they use the foil of ronald reagan. debts under reagan, 700 billion when he came in but 2 trillion when he left. but they want to frame president obama as carter as if that makes him ranld reagan. but carter created 11 million jobs. bush was like 3 million over two terms so we should be careful about those sorts of historical analogies as well. trying to really put themselves in a po sigss. >> okay. if ryan is bad at math, he is also pretty bad as character asse
they will call this the romney ryan budget and try to taint mitt romney and tie him to these policies that would in a lot of ways, gut a lot of the safety net. >> right. and the white house is now so exasperated about the bla tent false hoods that one of the calmest press secretaries said this. do not buy into the bs that you hear about spending and fiscal constraint with regard to this administration. i think doing so is a sign of sloth and laziness. he's right isn't it? >> in some...
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they'll reunite tonight down in jacksonville, governor romney and paul ryan. >> speaking of paul ryan, he's at quite an interesting football game at this hour. >> reporter: yes, he is. a kickoff to the football season, you'll see just about everybody wearing buckeye red. they're playing ryan's alma mater, university of miami in ohio. obviously ohio state is traditionally a stronger program, but paul ryan wants to be there to be seen with voters and football fans. we don't expect he'll have a lot to say publicly, but he wanted to show support for the if football team. one thing i's talked about is the closure of the jeansville gm plant and whether the president's auto bailout could have saved that plant there. democrats and the obama campaign pushed back thursday morning saying it was an unfair attack on the program because gm announced the closure of that plant even before the '08 election. that back-and-forth between both sides has continued into the weekend. it's critical to this part of the country, auto jobs in ohio one out of every eight somehow tied to the industry. so paul ryan
they'll reunite tonight down in jacksonville, governor romney and paul ryan. >> speaking of paul ryan, he's at quite an interesting football game at this hour. >> reporter: yes, he is. a kickoff to the football season, you'll see just about everybody wearing buckeye red. they're playing ryan's alma mater, university of miami in ohio. obviously ohio state is traditionally a stronger program, but paul ryan wants to be there to be seen with voters and football fans. we don't expect...
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paul ryan has conceded that mitt romney's 47% comments were inarticulate. they seem to acknowledge that the 47%, largely the elderly, working poor, veterans, but now ryan sounds as if he agrees with mitt. which is it? >> that's right. you could imagine john mccain in 2008 saying, wait a second, that 47% is made up of veterans who have paid their debt to society with blood literally. it's made up of mostly working people, most of that 47% are working americans, working middle class, working poor. >> hard working who earn less than $30,000 a year. >> or even $40,000 or $50,000 and many of those -- many of that 47% is made up of seniors. you know, this network is going to have a new poll later today that's going to show the race tightening and the national numbers but not in the battleground states i think. one of the big reasons for that, one of the big underreported reasons for that is how the romney/ryan ticket has offended seniors. we've talked about how this ticket offended women, african-americans, hispanics. the big story is how they have offended senio
paul ryan has conceded that mitt romney's 47% comments were inarticulate. they seem to acknowledge that the 47%, largely the elderly, working poor, veterans, but now ryan sounds as if he agrees with mitt. which is it? >> that's right. you could imagine john mccain in 2008 saying, wait a second, that 47% is made up of veterans who have paid their debt to society with blood literally. it's made up of mostly working people, most of that 47% are working americans, working middle class,...
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and instead of romney becoming more like ryan, the opposite has happened. you saw ryan in that clip talking about the details and that's not something we're seeing the campaign do on a regular basis. >> this is about more than paul ryan being booed by the aarp. this is about the american people not wanting to privatize medicare after they've been paying into it paul ryan is make all the presentations he wants and lay out the fact. but the president did extend medicare by eight years and folks aren't buying i'm going to take care of people currently on the system, we're going to change it forever for everybody else. >> so -- >> you know we have to do that. >> we have to do it as part of an overall budget deal. a $4 trillion deal. where we put everything on the table. if we want to get a deal, let's get an overall global deal that puts $4 trillion on the table that includes revenue raises. >> paul ryan -- >> $4 trillion is a drop in the bucket. >> before you saw ridiculous. where it's $4 trillion or $6 trillion to get a budget deal we have to have revenue-rai
and instead of romney becoming more like ryan, the opposite has happened. you saw ryan in that clip talking about the details and that's not something we're seeing the campaign do on a regular basis. >> this is about more than paul ryan being booed by the aarp. this is about the american people not wanting to privatize medicare after they've been paying into it paul ryan is make all the presentations he wants and lay out the fact. but the president did extend medicare by eight years and...
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jim not the spokesperson for the romney/ryan ticket. number two, what i heard him say was that it was a step in the right direction. again, two people can fundamentally disagree on this, but thus in the process agree on the overall principles. i think that's what governor romney was trying to say with david gregory yesterday but you correct me if i'm wrong. >> that's helpful, robert, and i appreciate it. dana, did mitt romney throw paul ryan under the bus in the "meet the press" interview. >> no, mitt romney threw mitt romney under the bus. >> i knew you'd get it right. >> the internet is not mitt romney's friend because he can go out and say this was a big mistake now, but i can go out and find national review online, a conservative publication from a year ago that says romney applauds boehner plan. he's hailing john boehner for holding on and not increasing taxes and now at a convenient time a year later he's saying he thought that was a big mistake at the time. you can't have it both ways. he was for it before he was against it. >> j
jim not the spokesperson for the romney/ryan ticket. number two, what i heard him say was that it was a step in the right direction. again, two people can fundamentally disagree on this, but thus in the process agree on the overall principles. i think that's what governor romney was trying to say with david gregory yesterday but you correct me if i'm wrong. >> that's helpful, robert, and i appreciate it. dana, did mitt romney throw paul ryan under the bus in the "meet the press"...
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let's listen to will on romney. >> this uncertainty surrounding the romney/ryan tax cut plan because they have not specified the deductions that will be closed, and we know where the big money is. mortgage interest deductions, charitable deductions, taxing as compensation which it is, i mean, making -- creating 96,000 jobs is not enough, but it's certainly better -- >> let's -- i want to get to him first because you will be surprised what he says. here is conservative columnist doing a job explaining what's wrong with romney's proposal. let's listen to will on romney. >> this uncertainty surrounding the romney/ryan tax cut plan because they have not specified the deductions that will be closed, and we know where the big money is. mortgage deduction, and state and local are what hit stinking details is the message to the public. i think this creates a real big opening and you saw what david gregory was able to do to him or what jay leno does in talking about earlier in the show. barack obama will have a wide opening on the debate to say, mitt, if you can give us magic ponies, please t
let's listen to will on romney. >> this uncertainty surrounding the romney/ryan tax cut plan because they have not specified the deductions that will be closed, and we know where the big money is. mortgage interest deductions, charitable deductions, taxing as compensation which it is, i mean, making -- creating 96,000 jobs is not enough, but it's certainly better -- >> let's -- i want to get to him first because you will be surprised what he says. here is conservative columnist...
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. >> but romney channelled paul ryan. >> i will gradually raise the age for social security,ly cut tax rates for individuals and corporations. i will repeal burdensome regulations. >> attacking social security, lowers taxes for the rich, lowers taxes for corporations. that's deeply unpopular. 76% don't want social security cut. 64% say millionaires should not have cuts. and 80% say there are programs like medicare and they should not be slashed. president obama wants to keep those programs in tact. >> any one of us, at any moment, might face hard times. might face bad luck, a crippling illness or a layoff. and so we contribute to programs like medicare and social security. we provide unemployment. these investments are not part of a scheme to redistribute wealth from one group to another. they are expressions of the fact that we are one nation. but mr. 1% is ready to slash the safety net. >> cast over 800 vetoes and cut entire programs. if there was a program, agency, or department that needed cutting, we cut it. i will repeal obama care, and cut programs that we simply cannot afford.
. >> but romney channelled paul ryan. >> i will gradually raise the age for social security,ly cut tax rates for individuals and corporations. i will repeal burdensome regulations. >> attacking social security, lowers taxes for the rich, lowers taxes for corporations. that's deeply unpopular. 76% don't want social security cut. 64% say millionaires should not have cuts. and 80% say there are programs like medicare and they should not be slashed. president obama wants to keep...
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right now, the romney/ryan ticket is giving obama a chance to focus on medicare, instead of what romney and ryan want to focus on, which is the economy and job. they will use medicare to try to chop up paul ryan and romney like benihana. >> let's talk about, if you will, bill clinton, always an interesting character. new ad, he talks of obama it will air in new hampshire, virginia, north carolina, florida, ohio, iowa, colorado, nevada, i'm wondering, molly, are those the states where people associate him with better days? is this part of an economic strategy on the part of the obama campaign? what do you think is at play here? >> well, that's basically just a list of swing states, but it doesn't -- you mentioned clinton's approval rating earlier. he's popular all over the place. he's a reminder of better times. that's why republicans talk about him action too, why mitt romney brings him up and tries to use him as a foil for obama. well, that was a good democratic president, what we have here is a bad democratic president. we've seen him rolled out as a prop by both sides. obama citing c
right now, the romney/ryan ticket is giving obama a chance to focus on medicare, instead of what romney and ryan want to focus on, which is the economy and job. they will use medicare to try to chop up paul ryan and romney like benihana. >> let's talk about, if you will, bill clinton, always an interesting character. new ad, he talks of obama it will air in new hampshire, virginia, north carolina, florida, ohio, iowa, colorado, nevada, i'm wondering, molly, are those the states where...
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paul ryan can read all of these books about world leaders and his economic plan and mitt romney can talk about his five-point plan for the economy, but the advantage of being a moderator is that people told me what they thought about the debate after the debate. and the things they told me were things like why did george w. bush look at his watch? where did he have to go? why was he anxious to get out of there? and people tell me now that they want to see how they do. they don't want to hear, i think they have heard a lot about the economy, and they're not interested in the nimine nush that. so it's really about style skbrchlt i don't think you're going to upset a lot of people except maybe candidates because a lot of people come away, honestly, carol, from these debates and talk about what we will talk about years after the fact. it is the one liners, it is looking at your watch and where did he have to go. >>>? that kind of thing is very dipity because it's a performance buy these guys. truly. >> it is. it is and that's why i call it a performance art. i hope they are preparing, you kn
paul ryan can read all of these books about world leaders and his economic plan and mitt romney can talk about his five-point plan for the economy, but the advantage of being a moderator is that people told me what they thought about the debate after the debate. and the things they told me were things like why did george w. bush look at his watch? where did he have to go? why was he anxious to get out of there? and people tell me now that they want to see how they do. they don't want to hear, i...